Lockdown was intended to squash the COVID sombrero in early 2020 but it also flattened Welsh soprano Elin Pritchard’s rising…
Digital talks approach planned around WNO’s new Madam Butterfly
August 24, 2021Welsh National Opera is scheduling a series of events around its performances of Puccini’s Madam Butterfly on the type of…
WNO gives more details of Autumn 2021 season
August 11, 2021Welsh National Opera has announced more details of its Autumn 2021 Season which includes a new production of Puccini’s Madam…
Elin Pritchard sensational performance as Manon Lescaut
July 25, 2021The glorious season for Welsh sopranos (in England) continued with soprano Elin Pritchard giving a sensational performance of Manon Lescaut…
Stalin’s soft spot, Ivan the Terrible, Grange Park Opera
June 22, 2021After some high and lows during his tenure at Welsh National Opera, it is always with some slight trepidation I…
Alice in Dyffryn Gardens
June 20, 2021Welsh National Opera is presenting outdoor performances of Opera Holland Park’s Will Todd family opera Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland this…
WNO General Director Aidan Lang on the company’s 75th
April 26, 2021As one might imagine, our plans for major productions to mark the 75 years have been shelved. We have, however,…
James Ellis reviews Carmen, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
March 8, 2020Carmen returned to the WMC much quicker than expected. WNO’s recent production has Latin American revolution vibes circa 1970s, originally…
James Ellis reviews The Marriage of Figaro, Welsh National Opera
February 18, 2020With all honesty, this production of the Mozart opera is the one part of the Figaro season from 2016 by…
The Marriage of Figaro, Welsh National Opera, Wales Millennium Centre
February 17, 2020This is a dramatically reworked version of Tobias Richter’s 2016 production and sung in Italian rather than English. It is…